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Explore with Sven: Tracking rhinos

Save the Rhino Trust Namibia employs rangers to keep tabs on the wild rhinos and give tourists a peek, which generates much needed dollars. We met up with a few of them.

NAMIBIA - Every few days we splurge on the comforts of a lodge, complete with entertainment. But most nights, it's camping in the remoteness of Namibia.

This day we're up early on the bumpy, rocky roads to track the desert black rhino with Jeff Muntifering of the Minnesota Zoo, who has been based in Namibia working to protect rhinos for nearly 20 years.

"Throughout Africa, we're still losing one to three [rhinos] per day from poaching," Muntifering explained.

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This part of northwest Namibia is truly unique as far as rhinos go.

"This is one of the last population of rhinos living on completely unprotected lands," he said.

Rhino tracking in Namibia. Photo by KARE 11's Sven Sundgaard.

Save the Rhino Trust Namibia employs rangers to keep tabs on the wild rhinos and give tourists a peek, which generates much needed dollars. We met up with a few of them - and waited in a "giraffe traffic jam"!

Trackers look for clues in fresh rhino tracks and dung. Once they spot a rhino, we're told to keep quiet as we walk. We approach downwind of the rhino, who has terrible vision but great smell and hearing.

The male we spotted was just finishing his breakfast before sitting down to rest for the heat of the day, with zebras looking on.

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